About Us (News, Updates, and Reviews)

OFA's Goal

Vision

The Governor’s Office of Federal Assistance supports our stakeholders in obtaining, increasing, and maximizing federal assistance.

Mission

The Governor’s Office of Federal Assistance reduces barriers by providing inclusive, collaborative, comprehensive, and centralized support in obtaining federal dollars for Nevada.

Reviews of OFA

Technical Assistance Feedback

"We were very grateful for the assistance provided by the OFA. The guidance provided included keeping us on task by setting deadlines, providing examples of what was needed to be submitted, and staff took the time to provide very helpful feedback." - Nevada Department of Indigent Defense Services

Training Feedback

"Very passionate teaching team, although a large amount of information... it was presented in a user-friendly fashion. Great presentation. Will be attending additional trainings for more education" - Grants 101 Attendee

"Fantastic training. Clear, concise, and very informative." - Grants 101 Attendee

News and Exciting Updates

Nevada's Grant Matching Program is Now Accepting Applications!

Grant Writing Webinars Draw Large Crowds

Starting in July 2023, the Office of Federal Assistance has been offering free webinars on grant writing. The response from Nevadans has been remarkable. Executive Grant Analyst, Sandy Wallace, has knocked both webinars out of the park. With her calm educational style, Sandy delivers high quality grant writing training everyone can use.,

This grant writing series so far has covered:

Want to be notified when a new webinar is scheduled, click here.

New Developments with the Nevada Grant Identification Tool!

The Office of Federal Assistance's collaboration with US Digital Response keeps refining and developing the Grant Identification Tool.

Email us to learn more about the upcoming developments during our next Grant Identification Tool Office Hours on September 21st, 2023 at 10 am PST.

What is the OFA NOFO form?

Six Month Spotlight

Grants 101 Was a Success

Nevada Independent - Sisolak Promise Tracker: Increase Federal Grants

Updates to the Grants Opportunities Resource

Grant News You Can Use - Monthly Newsletter

Each month our subscribers get a packed newsletter full of actionable grant information. Each topic is carefully selected to further your grant knowledge. Topics include:

Grant Industry News
Grant Opportunities tailored to your agency type
Federal Grant News
Training Opportunities
More!